Firefighters face split-second decisions that balance loyalty, safety, and moral integrity daily. But what if the most dangerous fire isn’t on the scene? What if it’s the one burning inside?

Join Dr. Benjamin Stone, CPC Coordinator and nationally recognized fire officer, for a provocative session that dismantles the surface-level view of ethics in the fire service. Drawing on Treviño’s Person-Situation Interactionist Model, Kohlberg’s moral development theory, and Bandura’s concept of moral disengagement, this workshop will explore:

• Why good firefighters make bad decisions under pressure.
• How ego strength, field dependence, and locus of control shape ethical outcomes.
• What drives moral courage, and why we must train it like a skill.
• How to build a firehouse culture where ethics aren’t a policy but a habit.

This workshop doesn’t tiptoe around the hard stuff. You’ll dissect real scenarios, confront hidden pressures, and walk away with strategies to lead ethically, mentor others, and create a resilient culture of trust.

This is the future of leadership in the fire service: raw, practical, and grounded in the reality of boots-on-the-ground decisions.